Pediatric Cancer in Africa: A Case-Based Guide to Diagnosis and Management

ISBN-13: 9783319792415 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 408 str.

Daniela Cristina Stefan; Mhamed Harif

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Table of Contents     

Pediatric cancer in Africa- a case based guide to diagnosis and management

Editors: C. Stefan & M. Harif

 

 

 

1. Epidemiology/etiology  of childhood cancer

 

2.  Early Warning Signs and Diagnostic Approach in Childhood Cancer

 

3. Cancer Registries and the Value of a Dedicated Pediatric Registry in Africa

4.  Organization of Care for Children with Cancer in Africa

 

5.  Hematological and Oncological Emergencies

 

6.  Solid Tumors - Osteosarcoma

 

7.  Ewing Sarcoma

 

8.  Nephroblastoma (Wilms tumor)

 

9.  Hepatoblastoma

 

10.  Retinoblastoma

 

11.  Neuroblastoma

 

12.  Germ Cell Tumors

 

13.  Hodgkin Lymphoma

 

14. Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

 

15. Acute Leukemia

 

16. Chronic Leukemias in Children

 

17.  Tumors of the Central Nervous System

 

18.  Rare Childhood Cancers

 

19.  HIV-Related Malignancies

 

20.  Characteristics of Cancers in the Neonatal Period

 

21.  Cancers in Adolescence

 

22.  Cancer Chemotherapy

 

23.  Febrile Neutropenia

 

24.  Blood Transfusion in Pediatric Oncology

 

25.  Nutrition for Children with Cancer in Africa

 

26.  Pain in Pediatric Oncology

 

27.  Nursing Care Principles in Pediatric Oncology

 

28.  Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting

 

29.  Patient Support Groups

 

30.  Research and Ethics in Pediatric Oncology

 

31.  Health Economics

 

32.  Developing Support Network in Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

O autorze

Daniela Cristina Stefan MD, PhD

Stellenbosch University

Cape Town, South Africa

Mhamed Harif, MD

University Hospital Mohammed VI

Marrakech, Morocco